Corporate Strategy

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Northern Trust and two other asset managers have left Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) as four banks exit the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA).

GFANZ pivots amid climate alliance shake-up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
A major climate group bids adieu to three major institutions - with one firm saying it will focus on a different group which will no longer require members to adopt net zero targets.

Asset managers move climate targets in-house

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Goldman Sachs (GS) and Franklin Templeton shed light on their departure from UN-convened Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and embattled climate group Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) respectively.

Why climate-linked exec pay fails

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Investors increasingly look to companies that tie pay to climate goals but despite its popularity, it largely fails to achieve results, a new study reveals.

More work needed on climate risk response

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Australia's prudential supervisor says while larger entities continue to improve their climate risk maturity, there remains room for improvement.

IGCC names climate champions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Alongside Matt Kean, experts from First Sentier, Australian Ethical, and QIC were named as leaders in climate investment, corporate engagement and policy.

Funds SA and Apostle jump on activist group rebound

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The embattled global climate alliance has its phoenix moment reporting 90 new signatories across every continent, including Future Group, Funds SA, and Apostle Funds Management.

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The ethical manager awarded State Street's Charles River a mandate to automate its front and middle office operations, and appointed a new head of private markets.

Podcast: Maintaining competitive advantage in an age of climate transparency with Duncan Paterson

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
How can we ensure that climate reporting goes beyond a mere compliance exercise and provides investors and stakeholders with genuinely useful and actionable information?

Exec pay lands listed firms in hot water

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Seven ASX300 companies were hit with shareholder backlash over their executive remuneration schemes in the first half of the year, with more 'strikes' likely as the AGM season continues.